Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, come all you gallant fishermen that plough the stormy seas The whole year round onthefishing grounds On theNorthern Minch and the Norway Deeps Onthe banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found [Verse 2] It's there you'll find the Norfolk boys and the lads from Peterhead There's Buckie chiels and men from Shields On the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps On the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found [Verse 3] From Fraserborough and Aberdeen, from Whitby, Yarmouth Town The fleet's away at the break of day To the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps To the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found [Verse 4] It's off with a boiler full of steam and your engine spic and span To fish the grounds the North Sea round And try your luck at the North Sea Holes And try your luck at the North Shields Gut With a catch of a hundred cran [Verse 5] No need to wait for the wind and tide, you're the master of the sea Come calm or squall, just shoot and haul And fill the hold with the fish to be sold And steam away for the curing shed And the buyers on the Yarmouth quay [Verse 6] Come all you gallant fishermen that plough the stormy sea The whole year round on the fishing grounds On the Northern Minch and the Norway Deeps On the banks and knolls of the North Sea Holes Where the herring shoals are found